US9216702B1 - Locking seam alignment guide for interior trim component cover - Google Patents
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- the invention relates generally to interior trim components for a vehicle passenger compartment. More specifically, the invention relates to alignment of cover seams in cover fabric extending over cushioned or uncushioned trim components that have an attached alignment guide for locking the cover to an underlying substrate.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along view line 2 - 2 of a portion of the interior trim component illustrated in FIG. 1 disclosing an embodiment of the locking seam alignment guide.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of the interior trim component illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a portion of the interior trim component illustrated in FIG. 7 taken along view line 8 - 8 .
- FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a portion of the interior trim component illustrated in FIG. 7 taken along view line 9 - 9 .
- the invention will be described and illustrated in terms of an exemplary embodiment comprising an interior trim component such as may be incorporated into a vehicle interior.
- the invention may be described and illustrated in terms of an embodiment comprising an exemplary leather-like flexible fabric cover having French seams.
- the invention may also be described in terms of alternate seams such as deck seams without limiting the scope of the claims.
- the invention may also be described in terms of alternate embodiments, and no description and/or illustration of the interior trim component or other aspect of an embodiment should in any way be inferred as limiting on the invention or the scope of the claims.
- an exemplary interior trim component 10 comprising a stitched cover 12 formed, in part, with French seams 14 .
- the French seams 14 may be manufactured in a generally known manner, and may comprise a center butt seam 16 and a pair of generally parallel side stitchings 18 .
- the stitched cover 12 may be wrapped around a cushion 20 supported by and attached to a rigid substrate 22 .
- the rigid substrate 22 may be configured consistent with the purposes for which it may be intended, such as a vehicle center console, an arm rest, a dashboard, and the like (not shown).
- the rigid substrate 22 may also be configured to support the stitched cover 12 in a manner consistent with the aesthetics and functionality of the interior trim component 10 .
- the rigid substrate 22 may be fabricated of a material having properties, such as strength, rigidity, and the like, which are suitable for the purposes for which it may be intended.
- the cushion 20 may be fabricated of a material having properties, such as stiffness, compressibility, resiliency, softness, and the like, which are suitable for use in the cushioned interior trim component 10 . Alternate materials may be utilized for the cushion 20 , such as foam, batting, and the like.
- the assembly may alternatively comprise a composite structure at least partially including a cushion (not shown) overlying a part of the rigid substrate 22 or a separate component.
- a locking seam alignment guide 30 may be a ribbon-like somewhat T-shaped member comprising a double flange 36 , also referred to as a stitching flange, with a locking key 38 depending therefrom along a midline thereof.
- the locking key 38 may comprise a thin neck 40 transitioning from the double flange 36 to a rounded head 42 having a diameter greater than the width of the neck 40 .
- the locking seam alignment guide 30 may be fabricated of a material having properties, such as strength, flexibility, and the like, which are suitable for the purposes for which it may be intended.
- the locking seam alignment guide 30 may be attached to the cover 12 as disclosed in FIG. 3 by the side stitching 18 penetrating through each side of the double flange 36 as the French seam 14 is stitched.
- the cushion 20 may include an alignment guide recess 28 comprising an obverse keyway 32 configured for functionally cooperative disposition of the locking seam alignment guide 30 therein.
- the obverse keyway 32 may have a width generally equal to the width of the double flange 36 , and a depth generally equal to the thickness of the folded-under seam allowance 24 and double flange 36 .
- an incised groove 34 may be formed in the cushion 20 comprising a narrow slot 44 transitioning from the obverse keyway 32 to a reverse keyway 46 , having a configuration complementary with the configuration of the locking key 38 .
- the alignment guide recess 28 may have a somewhat T-shaped configuration defined by a shallow obverse keyway 32 , transitioning to a centrally disposed incised groove 34 for receiving the rounded head 42 .
- the locking seam alignment guide 30 may be joined with the alignment guide recess 28 , thereby attaching the locking seam alignment guide 30 and stitched cover 12 to the cushion 20 over the alignment guide recess 28 .
- the coupling of the locking key 38 with the reverse keyway 46 may tend to retain the double flange 36 against the bottom wall of the keyway 32 , thereby reducing the potential for lateral movement of the locking seam alignment guide 30 relative to the keyway 32 .
- the coupling of the locking key 38 with the incised groove 34 may further reduce the potential for lateral movement of the locking seam alignment guide 30 .
- the cover 12 may be molded, followed by adding the side stitching 18 and the locking seam alignment guide 30 .
- the longitudinal flanges 134 may be inwardly rounded along the edges of the slot 144 beginning along a pair of spaced-apart transition lines 158 .
- the flanges 134 may also be configured for controlled flexibility so that the locking key 38 may be snap-fit into the reverse keyway 146 by inserting the rounded head 42 through the longitudinal slot 144 so that the rounded head 42 may be held within the reverse keyway 146 with the neck 40 extending through the longitudinal slot 144 .
- the rounded edges of the longitudinal flanges 34 may facilitate the entry of the head 42 through the longitudinal slot 44 into the reverse keyway 46 .
- FIG. 9 differs from FIG. 8 in that the flanges 134 , the slot 144 , and the reverse keyway 146 , are replaced with a longitudinal groove 48 having a pair of sidewalls 150 , 152 , and a bottom wall 154 extending therebetween.
- the sidewalls 150 , 152 and bottom wall 154 may define a groove inner surface 156 .
- the longitudinal groove 48 may have a width somewhat greater than the diameter of the rounded head 42 , thereby enabling the rounded head 42 to be frictionally seated in the longitudinal groove 48 in contact with the groove inner surface 156 .
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